COLUMBUS >> Keita Bates-Diop scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 13 Ohio State beat Nebraska, 64-59, on Monday night, the fourth victory for the surging Buckeyes in the last eight days.

NEW YORK >> Keita Bates-Diop had 17 points and 12 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season, leading No. 22 Ohio State over Minnesota 67-49 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday for its seventh straight win.

COLUMBUS >> Ohio State University says beer sales at its football stadium this season increased roughly 6 percent from 2016, a downward adjustment from a total sales figure the school had released earlier.

COLUMBUS >> After missing the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons, roster shake-ups and a coaching change, Ohio State surged back toward national relevance with a signature win over the country’s top-ranked team.

DALLAS >> Sam Darnold knows the speed of an NFL game is much faster than it appeared from the upper-level seats that he and his Southern California teammates had for a Dallas Cowboys game after arriving in North Texas for the Cotton Bowl.

DALLAS >> Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said Wednesday that the time isn’t right yet for him to talk about the deal he had to become Tennessee’s football coach before a public backlash changed that.

COLUMBUS >> Efforts by a former Ohio State and NFL football star to expand his antitrust lawsuit over alleged improper use of ex-players’ images are futile and the complaint should be tossed out, talent management company IMG said in a court filing.

COLUMBUS >> A delay and evacuation after a fire alarm couldn’t deter Ohio State from winning its fourth straight game when Jae’Sean Tate scored 19 points in an 80-67 win against Appalachian State at Value City Arena on Dec.

COLUMBUS, Ohio >> Coach Urban Meyer has long said that any successful offense starts with a rugged offensive line. And it was the big guys up front who absorbed much of the blame last year when the Buckeyes’ attack sputtered at times.